What Is Alcoholics Anonymous?: A Path from Addiction to Recovery

What Is Alcoholics Anonymous?: A Path from Addiction to Recovery
ISBN-10
0190276568
ISBN-13
9780190276560
Category
Medical
Pages
272
Language
English
Published
2016-05-30
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Author
Marc Galanter

Description

Alcoholics Anonymous has two million members worldwide; yet this fellowship remains a mystery to most people, and is even viewed by some as a cult or a religion. Written by an award-winning psychiatrist and educator in the treatment of alcohol and drug abuse, What Is Alcoholics Anonymous? provides the most in-depth overview to date of this popular and established yet poorly understood recovery movement. Author Dr. Marc Galanter integrates findings from the latest research in psychology, cultural history, and clinical science with a diverse range of first-person experiences with AA. The result is a thorough, objective, and accessible investigation into what AA is, how it works, and how the organization might be considered and used by both healthcare professionals and anyone affected by pursuit of recovery.

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